kitchen manager

SUMMARY: The Students' Union's food service, licensed venues, catering, and event operations across the Waterloo and Brantford campuses include Wilf's Restaurant & Bar and The Turret in Waterloo, and Golden Grounds Coffee House and The Belmont in Brantford. The Kitchen Manager (Waterloo) is a senior leader who oversees the comprehensive operational and administrative portfolio of the kitchen within the Hospitality Services department for the Students? Union. Reporting to the Director, Business Operations, your focus will be in areas such as creating and maintaining a student focused food program, helping the department to contribute positively to the financial picture of the organization, upholding sector wide best practices and acting as a direct resource when liaising with the University and external partners. The incumbent will be highly motivated to work in a fast-paced environment, have a passion for teaching and positively enabling teams, be extremely well organized, detail-oriented, have strong interpersonal skills and excellent time management skills. The specific functions of the Kitchen Manager Waterloo encompass a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. It is important to note that not all functions and duties are contained within this definition, and the position itself will be ever changing and adaptive. Nevertheless, roles and responsibilities allocated to the position include, but are not limited to the following: *OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE * Operate in accordance with the Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles, by-laws and policies of the Wilfrid Laurier University Students? Union and ensure that all programming functions are compliant with such; Follow, implement, evaluate and ensure compliance with all Health and Safety policies and procedures as outlined by the Students? Union and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) of Ontario and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS); Remain well versed in events, policies, procedures, risk management requirements and legal requirements to ensure best practices, and aid in the development and implementation of such to ensure compliance with operating policies and procedures; Remain up to date with industry trends within similar environments to ensure best practices are upheld; Support department initiatives and strategies, as prescribed by the Executive Leadership team, and/or as delegated by the Director, Business Operations; and *POSITION DESCRIPTION * Ensure the kitchen is maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, sanitation, organization, and food safety at all times, with immediate correction of any deficiencies and consistent compliance with all established standards and procedures. *GUEST EXPERIENCE & VENUE OPERATIONS * Maintain a professional working relationship, including open and honest communication, with all internal and external members and partners to ensure positive and successful maintenance of the Students? Union and Wilf?s brand, as well as to support the student experience related strategies and functions as it pertains to food service; Develop and maintain positive relationships with external vendors to maximize food service potential; Ensure all Students? Union assets, property and resources, including kitchen and catering equipment, are properly handled and maintained; Assist the Director, Business Operations in developing, and achieving, goals as they pertain to food service and catering; Liaise with all pertinent external inspection agencies; Oversee the completion of monthly back-of-house inventory, investigate any variances in inventory levels and sales velocity, and ensure the integrity of inventory counts; Ensure control systems are in place to verify the accuracy of deliveries and to safeguard our food chain from supplier to table; Develop and maintain standards for food safety, quality and delivery, including but not limited to: delivery times, spec sheets, recipes cards, buying gui